NEWSLETTER
Warning against counterfeit
- February 17, 2009 4:25 AM
In January 2009, VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne published an advertisement in several local newspapers announcing, on behalf of American Eagle Outfitters (‘AEO’) that anyone selling, offering for sale, stocking, or otherwise handling counterfeit products bearing any trademarks from AEO may risk legal action.
Appointments Joint Court of Appeal
- February 13, 2009 12:25 PM
The Council of Ministers for the Kingdom has agreed today to nominate C.F. Mewe (43) and J. Röben (62) for appointment as respectively member and ad interim member of the Joint Court of Appeal of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba.
Lai Promes new registrar of Parliament
- February 13, 2009 12:17 PM
Desiree Lai-Promes (45) was elected by Parliament as the new registrar of the national parliament. Lai Promes was appointed as substitute-registrar in February of 2006 and was the official registrar since August.
Inter-Assure wins Court case
- February 09, 2009 6:31 AM
The Court of First Instance in Curaçao dismissed all claims that insurance company Nagico had instituted against Inter-Assure – former general agent of Nagico.
Bankruptcy Lehman Brothers Securities N.V.
- February 09, 2009 6:28 AM
By judgment of the Court of First Instance of January 30, 2009, the corporation Lehman Brothers Securities N.V. has been declared bankrupt.
Chief Public Prosecutor Hans Mos dismissed
- February 09, 2009 6:22 AM
Hans Mos resigns his position as Chief Public Prosecutor. As a result of the statements in the leaked-out VNO-report, Justice-minister Rudy Croes has supposedly ordered him and also prosecutor Kasper van der Schaft to leave.
Dutch Public Prosecutor investigates possible abuses in appeal
- February 06, 2009 9:10 AM
The Dutch National Police Internal Investigations Department is starting an investigation by order of the Public Prosecutor in Leeuwarden into possible abuse in the filing of appeal. This was announced by the Public Prosecutor last friday. Data of acts for the registration of appeal could possibly have been forged by the Registry of the Court in Leeuwarden. The matter came out through a sentence of the Court in Leeuwarden last week. It appeared that a date of an appeal had been adjusted, so that it would still be within the set time.
Harvard students plead for "yes"
- February 05, 2009 6:28 AM
After extensive examination of the political reforms, two students of the American Harvard University, Jeremias Prassl and Ben Gardner, are of the opinion that during the referendum one has to give the green light for the package that has been negotiated. On Wednesday they made their conclusions public in a lecture at the UNA (University of the Netherlands Antilles). Last night they gave a presentation entitled “Curacao, the Netherlands Antilles and the Kingdom: A look through the constitutional prism”, which took place for invitees of the law firm VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne. The two students crossed the entire island in the past two weeks and spoke with all important parties about renewals. They held in-depth interviews with a total of over forty people.
Redundancy arrangement for Giskus rejected
- February 05, 2009 6:20 AM
The Common Court of Justice of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba has rejected a petition of Jopie Giskus for reversal of the decision of the Court of Justice of 6 June 2006. It is a decision in which the Court of Justice did not decide in Giskus’ favor to obtain a contractual redundancy arrangement from his former employer Bonaire Management Group N.V. (BMG).
Registration for elections European Parliament has started
- January 27, 2009 6:21 AM
All Dutch citizens living in the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba are for the first time allowed to vote for the European Parliament on June 4, 2009. The amendment took place last year after a judicial procedure of the Arubans Mike Eman and Benny Sevinger. In order to vote, voters must register first and they can do this till April 22.
Elections European Parliament
- January 26, 2009 5:49 AM
If you are a Dutch citizen and you live abroad, you are able to vote for the European Parliament on June 4, 2009. In order to do so, you can register through the website www.uheefthetvoorhetzeggen.nl
Lex Mundi Welcomes Five Senior In-House Counsel to the Lex Mundi Client Advisory Council
- January 22, 2009 7:17 AM
Lex Mundi is pleased to welcome five new members to its Client Advisory Council. The addition of these new members brings the current group of Client Advisory Council members to eleven. This distinguished group of senior in-house counsel from some of the world’s leading companies provides advice and guidance in a variety of areas that enhance member firms' ability to serve their clients better and to meet the needs of in-house counsel.
The Netherlands takes the pirates" trial over from the Antilles
- January 22, 2009 4:38 AM
The Netherlands has agreed to a request from the Antilles to trial the five Somalis that tried to hijack the freighter Samanyolu that sails under the Antillean flag, in the Netherlands. Justice-minister Ernst Hirsch Ballin (CDA) has meanwhile asked Denmark to extradite the hijackers.
The Netherlands cannot do much about black lists
- January 21, 2009 10:07 AM
The Antilles do no longer belong on the balck lists of tax paradises, says the Dutch state secretary of Finance, Jan Kees de Jager (CDA) in a conversation with the Wereldomroep. De Jager is currently making a tour of the Antilles and Aruba. The subject came up during his visit with finance-minister Ersilia de Lannooy (PNP).
More job cuts in London
- January 21, 2009 5:23 AM
Denton Wilde Sapte has joined the ranks of City firms launching redundancy consultations, with up to 80 jobs at risk across the firm's London and Milton Keynes offices.
The firm said that up to 40 fee earners could be laid off, with the remainder coming from other parts of the firm.
Santander's Uruguayan ABN Amro buyout closes
- January 21, 2009 5:05 AM
Banco Santander's US$300 million acquisition of ABN Amro's Montevideo branch has closed, creating the largest-ever private bank in Uruguay. Lawyers from Jiménez de Aréchaga, Viana & Brause - who act as both banks' regular counsel - steered the deal to a conclusion on 29 December.
A missed opportunity for the Antilles for not trying the pirates herself
- January 20, 2009 7:51 AM
Th Netherlands reacted positively on a request to try the five Somali pirates, that on high seas in the Gulf of Aden tried to hijack the ship Samanyolu that sails under the Antillean flag, in the Netherlands. Chairman of CvO, the Committee Ship’s incidents, Lex Gonzales says that by leaving it to the Netherlands to try these pirates , The Netherlands Antilles have missed a formidable opportunity judicially, economically, and publicity.
Former chief prosecutor De Wit to Antillean OM
- January 15, 2009 6:39 AM
Former chief prosecutor of the office of the public prosecutor in Amsterdam, Leo de Wit, is going to help with the reorganization of the Antillean Public prosecutor. He’s going to work as advisor for seven months on the reorganization of the OM and police in the Netherlands Antilles.
2008: Highest inflation since 1981
- January 15, 2009 6:37 AM
The Central Bureau for Statistics (CBS) reports that with 5.9 percent, the inflation in 2008 is more than double that of 2007 (3.0 percent). This is the highest inflation in Curacao since 1981, when it was as much as 12.2 percent. The CBS also measured that in December, the inflation didn’t grow as much as in the former months, namely with just 0.1 percent.
Finance-commissioner: Risks mapped
- January 15, 2009 6:27 AM
The Governing Body has tried to map as many financial risks for the island as possible with the budget of the island territory of Curacao, says Commissioner Mike Willem (PAR) in a reaction on reports in the local media that the College financial supervision (Cft) is worried about the financial risks and that the budget won’t get a positive advice.